Opinion
No. MR 20888.
May 2006.
Summary of Misconduct:
Mr. Peiss, who was licensed in 1992, was suspended for one year and until farther order of the Court. He converted client funds, engaged in the unauthorized practice of law when he represented a client in a Texas medical malpractice claim without being admitted to practice law in that state, and notarized a forged signature on a mortgage.
Order of the Court:
The petition by the Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission to impose discipline on consent pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 762(b) is allowed, and respondent John H. Peiss is suspended from the practice of law for one year and until further order of the Court.